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The 15 pages that link to Kannauj, each with the reason it gives.

• Pala EmpireRelated: Pala rulers competed there with other powers to shape northern Indian politics.

• HarshaRelated: Harsha made Kannauj a principal seat of his expanding kingdom.

• Rashtrakuta dynastyRelated: Rashtrakuta expeditions to Kannauj carried Deccan power into the politics of the Gangetic plain.

• Tripartite StruggleBroader topic: Its strategic location and prestige made control of the city the struggle’s central prize.

• Early medieval IndiaRelated: Control of this strategic city shaped competition among northern kingdoms.

• SamantaBroader topic: Competition for Kannauj involved kings whose power depended partly on subordinate regional rulers.

• BāṇabhaṭṭaRelated: Harṣa's court was associated with Kannauj, the wider setting of Bāṇa's royal world.

• Rashtrakuta EmpireBroader topic: Control or influence over Kannauj was a recurring goal in Rashtrakuta northern campaigns.

• Mihira BhojaRelated: Control of this city became central to the dynastic contest in which Bhoja ruled.

• Pushyabhuti dynastyBroader topic: Its importance grew as Harsha shifted the dynasty’s center there.

• BhavabhutiRelated: Bhavabhuti’s literary career is associated with the court of the ruler Yashovarman there.

• Devapala of BengalBroader topic: Claims about Devapala's western reach matter partly because Kannauj anchored regional competition.

• History of Uttar PradeshBroader topic: Its contest among rival empires made it a focal point of early medieval northern India.

• Middle kingdoms of IndiaRelated: Control of this city became a recurring prize in inter-dynastic competition.

• Pratihara dynastyBroader topic: Control of Kannauj became a defining prize in Pratihara expansion.